February 22, 2018

Home Sewn Long Upcycled Skirt

Here it is, friends, the skirt I have been teasing you with lately. Ta-da! {smile} I am happy with it... I used upcycled materials to make it and I didn't use a pattern. So it is a frugal and modest custom fitted addition to my wardrobe.

I used a T-shirt type top for the waistband and some more of the sheet that I used when I made this skirt for the rest. And it is kind of fun because that first upcycled skirt doesn't fit me anymore so I gave it to one of my girls. Now we can kinda match if she chooses to wear her skirt on a day that I am wearing mine.

We both think that is pretty neat.

I didn't take project-in-progress pictures because I literally just took some measurements of myself and made it up as I went along... But this is basically what I did ~

I made a yoga style waistband with the body of the shirt. It is folded in half so the fabric has a double thickness on the skirt.

I cut two pieces from the sheet, one for the front and one for the back of the skirt. The skirt is a bit less than two-and-a-half times as wide as my hips (I love my skirts roomy!).

I sewed the front and back pieces together at the sides, and then I gathered the top edge of the skirt and sewed it to the waistband.

I showed you a glimpse of that in an earlier post... Here is that picture again.

I didn't have to hem the bottom of the skirt because I *loved* the decorative top edge of the sheet. So, I left it on to function as a cute, wide hem. I hope you like it as much as I do!

After I was finished, I decided to add a drawstring to the top edge of the yoga waistband. I crocheted a chain of acrylic yarn and cut two little slits inside the waistband so I could insert it. It ties to adjust the waistband to whatever snugness I want now, and it is completely hidden.

One more look...

This was a quick project, it only took about an hour or so. Next time, I want to cut the skirt pieces to be a little wider at the bottom. I think if I made them to total three times my hip measurement, and stayed with about two and a half times my hip measurement for the top edge, it would be just exactly right.Wishing you a lovely day, friends.

Every holiday season for as long as I can remember, we have purchased a gingerbread house kit and extra candy and spent some family time ...

Hello, I'm Julie ~

Kevin's happy wifey for almost thirty years, mama of eight blessings, born-again disciple of Jesus, joy-filled homeMaker, gentle homesteader on our twenty-acre mountainside farm, long-time homeschooler, skirt-wearing and head covering Christian, body positive fitness enthusiast and hoopdancer, crafter and maker of lots of things. Lover of words and wildflowers, goats and coffee and yarn. So thankful I am for our big family's happy-busy, frugal, debt-free, homemade lifestyle and that I am blessed to be a stay-at-homestead mama, helping my dear hubby and blissfully enjoying a creative and authentic simple life while abiding in the sunshine of Christ's love. God is so good! It brings me great joy to share snippets of it all on my three blogs when I can find a quiet(ish) moment.

simple snippets

It is unanimous. When asked to name their favorite part of the festivities of the weekend, each of the children (without hesitation) said the same thing... decorating together and then eating the *entire* candy-covered gingerbread house for a sweet snack later that same day. A new tradition (the same-day eating of our gingerbread creativity!) is born, I think!

encouraging words

"and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you; that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing."

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